ME Biomedical Engineering Madeleine Lowery UCD School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering Eoin O Cearbhaill UCD School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering
Biomedical Engineering Biomedical Engineering The application of engineering principles to understand, modify or control biological systems Wide variety of application areas Medical device industry Biosignal and bioimage processing Rehabilitation engineering, orthopaedics Foundation in Electrical/Electronic or Mechanical Engineering Complemented with relevant physiology and anatomy Brought together in specialised Biomedical Engineering modules 3
Cochlear implants Pacemakers Deep brain stimulation Gait analysis Artificial limbs Biomedical Engineering The application of engineering principles to understand, modify or control biological systems Hip implants Rehabilitation robotics Biomedical signal processing MR imaging Physiological 3 modelling Angioplasty Tissue engineering
Applications of Neural Engineering Rehabilitation Robotics Prosthetics Neuromuscular Stimulation Cochlear implants Brain Machine Interfaces 4 Deep brain stimulation
Sample research areas: Neural Control of Movement
Sample research areas: Deep Brain Stimulation
Sample research areas Medical Device Design (E O'Cearbhaill)
UCD Biomedical Engineering Chemical Eng Biotechnology for engineers Electronic & Electrical Eng Signal Processing Control theory Wireless systems Analysis CommunicaBon systems Computer engineerin g Neural Eng Cell and Tissue Eng Medical Device Design Biosignal and Image Biomechanics Rehabilitation Biomaterials Engineering Medical Sciences for Engineers Biomedical Imaging Medical Sciences Anatomy Physiology Neurophysiology Physiology of the cardiovascular system Exercise science Mechanica l Eng Dynamics Fluid mechanics Materials science Mechanical Design Mechanics of solids
UCD Biomedical Engineering Taught Masters Degree ME Biomedical Engineering 2 Year degree 120 Credit GPA greater than 2.8 in Biomedical/Electronic/ Electrical or Mechanical Eng. Accredited by Engineers Ireland 6-8 Month Professional Work Experience and 25 credit project
ME Biomedical Engineering Year 1 Semester 1 ANAT40010 Medical Sciences for Biomedical Engineers (unless already taken) MEEN40620 MEEN40630 MEEN40600 EEEN30160 EEEN30210 EEEN30110 EEEN40010 EEEN40050 EEEN40150 MEEN30030 EEEN40030 MEEN40060 MEEN40020 MEEN40050 MEEN40150 EEEN40580 EEEN40300 COMP41670 PHYC40430 PHYS30010 STAT30240 STAT40400 Biomechanics Biomaterials Medical Device Design 2 or 3 Modules From Below or Equivalent Engineering Modules Biomedical Signal and Image Analysis Biomedical Imaging Signals and Systems Control Theory Wireless Systems Radio Frequency Electronics Mechanical Engineering Design II Photonic Engineering Fracture Mechanics Mechanics of Fluids II Computational Continuum Mechanics I Computational Continuum Mechanics II Optimisation Techniques for Engineers Engineering Entrepreneurship Modules from outside Engineering Software Engineering Nanomechanics - from single molecules to single cells Physiology of the Cardiovascular System Linear Models I (Statistics) Monte Carlo Inference
ME Biomedical Engineering Year 1 Semester 2 : 30-Credit Professional Work Placement January August 6
Also, just a note that we were blown away by the quality of the applications from UCD this year - it was very tough choosing between them at both interview and offer stages. The UCD students really stand out from the other candidates (and we had applicants from all over Ireland and around Europe). Shimmer Technologies It s rarely I feel the need to go into writing on feedback directly to Universities in relation to student placements we receive here in Boston Scientific, in fact this will be the first time. However, in the case of your Masters students who have just finished placements with us here in the past few weeks, I feel the need to specifically highlight that these students were of a stand-out nature and not only developed considerably themselves during their placements, but contributed very well to our business in fact to the extent that they will leave a vacuum behind them now that they have returned to college As is the case with students of the standard, they are fast learners, very intelligent, constantly ask the right questions and always bring new perspectives. In addition to this, however, what really made these students stand-out for me was their level of enthusiasm, engagement, perseverance, thoroughness, ability to integrate within the team and their strong work ethic. Boston Scientific
ME Biomedical Engineering Year 2 Semester 1 Semester 2 MEEN40610 Research Project / Thesis MEEN40610 Research Project / Thesis MEEN40560 Research Skills and Techniques 3 Modules From Below or Equivalent 3 Modules From Below or Equivalent Engineering Modules MEEN41010 Biomechanics of Cells and Tissues EEEN30110 Signals and Systems CHEN40470 Cell Culture and Tissue Engineering EEEN40010 Control Theory EEEN40350 Rehabilitation Engineering EEEN40050 Wireless Systems EEEN40070 Neural Engineering EEEN40150 Radio Frequency Electronics EEEN 30180 Bioinstrumentation MEEN30030 Mechanical Engineering Design II Engineering Modules EEEN40030 Photonic Engineering MEEN40040 Materials Science and Engineering III MEEN40060 Fracture Mechanics MEEN40180 Nanomaterials MEEN40020 Mechanics of Fluids II MEEN30010 Applied Dynamics II MEEN40050 Computational Continuum Mechanics I MEEN40070 Advanced Metals/Materials Processing MEEN40150 Computational Continuum Mechanics II EEEN40060 Digital Communications MEEN40030 Manufacturing Engineering II Modules from outside Engineering EEEN40580 Optimisation Techniques for Engineers COMP40400 Bioinformatics EEEN40300 Engineering Entrepreneurship RDGY30440 Image Analysis in Matlab Modules from outside Engineering PHYS20030 Organ and Systems Physiology COMP41670 Software Engineering PHYS20020 Neurophysiology NEUR30080 PHYC40430 PHYS30010 STAT30240 Neuromuscular and membrane biology Nanomechanics - single molecules to single cells Physiology of the Cardiovascular System Linear Models I (Statistics)
Sample ME Projects 2017/2018 Design of a rehabilitation aid to suppress hand tremor Analysis of the effect of compression garment on running gait Rugby Impact Biomechanics Does putting on your game face sharpen your selective sensory processing abilities? Chronic Ankle Instability Enabling ultra-low power IoT wearable sensors using data compression Determining the Mass and Inertial Properties of the Human Head Long-term monitoring of electromyography (EMG) using wearable sensors Investigating the effects of Stochastic Resonance Stimulation during Visuo-motor Adaptation Tasks Develop a 3D Printed PET-CT Phantom to Verify Registration and Segmentation Methods Effect of cobalt-aluminate face coat on grain size and microstructure of as-cast Co-Cr biomedical alloys for knee replacements Cortico-muscular coherence during mechanically-induced tremor Real-time Big Data Analysis using Machine learning/ai techniques for wearable health monitoring MicroNeedle Analysing the flow of bone cement in cannulated augmented fixation screws Integrated Interface using BCI (Brain Control Interfaces) for Independent Living Emotion Detection from Text Using Deep Learning Algorithms 3D printed soft robotic anatomical models Evaluation and redesign of a soft hand exoskeleton for rehabilitation Catheter-based Progressive Cavity Pump (PCP) for the delivery of highly viscous therapeutics The role of temporal integration in simple contrast decisions New neural indices of visual motion processing for brain-computer interface control 3D Printing of Soft Stretchable Sensors for Wearable Devices Evaluation of the Adhesive Performance of a Microneedle-based Tissue Adhesive Design of a dynamic braking system for a robot-assisted rehabilitation device
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